The Faux Funnel Method: A Video
Without meaning to, I have saved this video until the soap is actually available for purchase! After asking what videos you all wanted to see, I received a request for a video of the faux funnel pour method as well […]
Congrats to Our Oil & Glycerin Swirl Winners!
Wow, wow, wow!! We had some fantastic, amazing, absolutely gorgeous soaps entered in this month’s Soap Challenge Club – so many great ones, in fact, that we ended up with ties for both 2nd and 3rd place, with so many […]
Catching Up on New Soaps!
I have three new soaps to show you since the last time I posted… First up is Cranberry Yuzu – a very tart and tangy scented soap! I used the exact same recipe that I used last year, but created […]
Master-batching Soap Oils
If you aren’t a soapmaker, please feel free to scroll to the bottom of the post to see the pretty soaps I made this week! For those who care, I finally got my act together and master-batched some oils! I […]
Soap Challenge – Week 9 Link-Up
I decided at the last minute to make my own soap for the challenge this week, which was to create a soap with a peaked top. Ever since I saw Louise’s post about infusing chard leaves in the lye solution […]
Soap Challenge Week 6 Link-Up
It was nice to get back to a design challenge this week, wasn’t it? I finally decided to make one myself, although it isn’t technically a faux funnel pour soap. I wasn’t feeling inspired to do another regular faux funnel […]
Soap Challenge – Week 6
This week’s Soap Challenge is making a faux funnel pour soap! I believe this technique was first introduced on Brambleberry’s Soap Queen blog last July, and has since become quite popular in the soapmaking world. Some of the newer soapmakers […]
Soap Challenge Survey Results and New Schedule!
My apologies to those who aren’t involved in the Soap Challenge – I promise to post about new soaps tomorrow!! I had 54 people take the survey – thank you very much for your input!! The overwhelming majority are ready […]
On the Curing Rack: Antique Lilac
The Antique Lilac soap is definitely a favorite for Spring! I get requests for it every year – and this time the customer who requested it happened to be coming by last night to pick up an order when I […]
On the Curing Rack: Orange Bliss
On the same day I made the Tranquil Pear soap with my daughter, I also made a new batch of soap called Orange Bliss. It’s a combination of a gradient soap using the faux funnel method. The fragrance is an […]